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Oweer residents demand restoration of mobile phone service

Muhammad Irshad Ullah PESHAWAR: Community leaders from Oweer valley of Upper Chitral have urged the federal and provincial governments as well as Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to restore mobile connectivity in their area. For the past two months, residents have been completely cut off due to the shutdown of Telenor tower No. 33. Speaking at

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Injured wolf rescued by wildlife staff

CHITRAL: The Chitral Wildlife Division staff rescued an injured Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) in the Ragh area after a falling rock struck the animal. They provided immediate veterinary treatment and placed the wolf under close observation. The Wildlife Department plans to release the wolf back into its natural habitat once it fully recovers and

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PHC adjourns Chitral land case to May 12

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has adjourned the hearing of a petition against a 1975 notification declaring Chitral’s mountains, pastures and riverbeds as government property. A bench comprising Justice Wiqar Ahmad and Justice Dr Khurshid Iqbal directed both sides to present arguments on May 12. Over 100 Chitral residents filed the petition, arguing that the

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Rs9.5m trophy hunting funds transferred to inactive VCC: ex-minister

CHITRAL: Former provincial minister and senior PPP leader Saleem Khan has accused authorities of mismanaging trophy hunting funds in Lower Chitral. He claimed that the authorities transferred Rs9.5 million to an inactive Village Conservation Committee (VCC). In a statement shared with ChitralToday on Sunday, Khan alleged that the current MPA, Fatehul Mulk Ali Nasir of

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